Silvio Berlusconi to begin community service

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi began community service for tax fraud on Friday in a spectacular fall from grace for the flamboyant ex-premier, who will likely seek political gain from the punishment. The billionaire tycoon, who was convicted...

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SEXY SILVIO - THE BEST BERLUSCONI'S ADVANCES (subtitled)

published:15 Oct 2010

SEXY SILVIO - THE BEST BERLUSCONI'S ADVANCES (subtitled)

SEXY SILVIO - THE BEST BERLUSCONI'S ADVANCES (subtitled)

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By Nick Squires in Rome
Published: 8:30AM BST 13 Sep 2009
Mr Berlusconi was elected as prime minister for the third time last year and, unless his parliamentary support crumbles, could continue in office until the next election in 2013.
\"Silvio Berlusconi\'s decline may have begun, as his enemies and some allies speculate. But it is yet to be seen where or when it will happen and, above all, it is not clear who would benefit,\" wrote Massimo Franco, a columnist for the Corriere della Sera broadsheet.
What is certain is that Mr Berlusconi\'s braggadocio has failed to quell the clamour over the alleged sex scandals. In the latest escalation, it was claimed last week that over a five month period last year he hosted 30 young women at 18 dinner parties at his mansion in the centre of Rome, with some of them paid 1,000 euros allegedly to have sex with him.
The women, who included lingerie models, reality television contestants and young actresses, were recruited by Giampaolo Tarantini, a 35-year-old businessman from the southern port of Bari who is an acquaintance of Mr Berlusconi.
The lavish dinners, where the women were served champagne and given gifts of jewellery, were held during the period when Mr Berlusconi was involved in an attempt to rescue the national airline, Alitalia, from imminent bankruptcy.
Some of the women were eastern European and South American, raising awkward questions for Mr Berlusconi about whether his trysts could expose him to blackmail by a foreign power.
P...

SEXY SILVIO - THE BEST BERLUSCONI'S ADVANCES (subtitled)

published:15 Oct 2010

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other Berlusconi subtitled news:
http://ilgattohanuovecode.blogspot.com/
By Nick Squires in Rome
Published: 8:30AM BST 13 Sep 2009
Mr Berlusconi was elected as prime minister for the third time last year and, unless his parliamentary support crumbles, could continue in office until the next election in 2013.
\"Silvio Berlusconi\'s decline may have begun, as his enemies and some allies speculate. But it is yet to be seen where or when it will happen and, above all, it is not clear who would benefit,\" wrote Massimo Franco, a columnist for the Corriere della Sera broadsheet.
What is certain is that Mr Berlusconi\'s braggadocio has failed to quell the clamour over the alleged sex scandals. In the latest escalation, it was claimed last week that over a five month period last year he hosted 30 young women at 18 dinner parties at his mansion in the centre of Rome, with some of them paid 1,000 euros allegedly to have sex with him.
The women, who included lingerie models, reality television contestants and young actresses, were recruited by Giampaolo Tarantini, a 35-year-old businessman from the southern port of Bari who is an acquaintance of Mr Berlusconi.
The lavish dinners, where the women were served champagne and given gifts of jewellery, were held during the period when Mr Berlusconi was involved in an attempt to rescue the national airline, Alitalia, from imminent bankruptcy.
Some of the women were eastern European and South American, raising awkward questions for Mr Berlusconi about whether his trysts could expose him to blackmail by a foreign power.
P...

++AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
FILE: Rome - 4 August 2010
+4:3
1. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi standing to wave in parliament to loud applause
2. Wide of parliament with lawmakers applauding Berlusconi
3. Mid of Parliament President Gianfranco Fini, pan down to Berlusconi laughing
Milan - 26 October 2012
+16:9
4. Edoardo D\'Avossa, president of the jury, announcing verdict ++NO TRANSLATION AVAILABLE++
FILE: Naples - 4 April 2008
+4:3
5. Mid of Berlusconi addressing centre-right People of Freedom Party rally in Piazza Plebiscito
6. Supporters waving flags
STORYLINE:
A court in Milan on Friday convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud, and sentenced the media mogul to four years in prison, his first prison sentence in years of criminal investigations.
The 76-year-old billionaire businessman won\'t go to prison right away. In Italy, cases must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final.
Berlusconi received a suspended sentence in 1997 for false bookkeeping, but that conviction was reversed on appeal.
Other criminal investigations against him, on charges including corruption, had ended in acquittal or were thrown out for statute of limitations.
Earlier in the week, Berlusconi had announced he wouldn\'t run for a fourth term.
Berlusconi, who was forced to resign a year ago in Italy\'s debt crisis, wasn\'t in the courtroom.
His lawyers declined to make immediate comment, but he is expected to appeal.
In this and other cases against him, Berlusconi has described himself as the innocent victim of prosecutors he contends s...

++AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING++
FILE: Rome - 4 August 2010
+4:3
1. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi standing to wave in parliament to loud applause
2. Wide of parliament with lawmakers applauding Berlusconi
3. Mid of Parliament President Gianfranco Fini, pan down to Berlusconi laughing
Milan - 26 October 2012
+16:9
4. Edoardo D\'Avossa, president of the jury, announcing verdict ++NO TRANSLATION AVAILABLE++
FILE: Naples - 4 April 2008
+4:3
5. Mid of Berlusconi addressing centre-right People of Freedom Party rally in Piazza Plebiscito
6. Supporters waving flags
STORYLINE:
A court in Milan on Friday convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud, and sentenced the media mogul to four years in prison, his first prison sentence in years of criminal investigations.
The 76-year-old billionaire businessman won\'t go to prison right away. In Italy, cases must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final.
Berlusconi received a suspended sentence in 1997 for false bookkeeping, but that conviction was reversed on appeal.
Other criminal investigations against him, on charges including corruption, had ended in acquittal or were thrown out for statute of limitations.
Earlier in the week, Berlusconi had announced he wouldn\'t run for a fourth term.
Berlusconi, who was forced to resign a year ago in Italy\'s debt crisis, wasn\'t in the courtroom.
His lawyers declined to make immediate comment, but he is expected to appeal.
In this and other cases against him, Berlusconi has described himself as the innocent victim of prosecutors he contends s...

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in wiretap case; sentenced to 1 year in jail

published:31 Jul 2015

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in wiretap case; sentenced to 1 year in jail

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in wiretap case; sentenced to 1 year in jail

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AP TELEVISION
1. Wide of courthouse exterior
2. Mid of people entering courthouse
3. Mid of person outside courthouse
4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Judge Oscar Magi (++reading sentence++):
\"In the name of the Italian people, having considered articles 533 and 535 of the Penal Code, this court rules that Berlusconi, Silvio and Berlusconi, Paolo are guilty of violation of article 326 of the Penal Code. Berlusconi, Silvio is sentenced to one year of prison and Berlusconi, Paolo, considering the recidivism, is sentenced to two years and three months in jail.\"
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Piero Longo, Silvio Berlusconi\'s lawyer:
\"Once again I\'m convinced that defending Berlusconi in Milan is way too difficult, it raises difficulties.\"
6. Various exteriors of courthouse
STORYLINE:
A Milan court on Thursday convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of breach of confidentiality for the illegal publication of wiretapped conversations related to a failed bank takeover in a newspaper owned by his media empire.
The court sentenced him to one year in jail, but issued no orders on the carrying out of the sentence.
In Italy, it is rare for anyone to be put behind bars pending a possible appeal except in the case of very serious crimes like murder.
Berlusconi\'s brother, Paolo Berlusconi, was convicted of the same charge and sentenced to two years and three months.
Paolo Berlusconi is publisher of the Milan newspaper Il Giornale, which published the transcript of the conversation.
Silvio Berlusconi\'s defence team had accused the court of seeking a speedy verdict for political im...

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in wiretap case; sentenced to 1 year in jail

published:31 Jul 2015

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AP TELEVISION
1. Wide of courthouse exterior
2. Mid of people entering courthouse
3. Mid of person outside courthouse
4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Judge Oscar Magi (++reading sentence++):
\"In the name of the Italian people, having considered articles 533 and 535 of the Penal Code, this court rules that Berlusconi, Silvio and Berlusconi, Paolo are guilty of violation of article 326 of the Penal Code. Berlusconi, Silvio is sentenced to one year of prison and Berlusconi, Paolo, considering the recidivism, is sentenced to two years and three months in jail.\"
5. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Piero Longo, Silvio Berlusconi\'s lawyer:
\"Once again I\'m convinced that defending Berlusconi in Milan is way too difficult, it raises difficulties.\"
6. Various exteriors of courthouse
STORYLINE:
A Milan court on Thursday convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of breach of confidentiality for the illegal publication of wiretapped conversations related to a failed bank takeover in a newspaper owned by his media empire.
The court sentenced him to one year in jail, but issued no orders on the carrying out of the sentence.
In Italy, it is rare for anyone to be put behind bars pending a possible appeal except in the case of very serious crimes like murder.
Berlusconi\'s brother, Paolo Berlusconi, was convicted of the same charge and sentenced to two years and three months.
Paolo Berlusconi is publisher of the Milan newspaper Il Giornale, which published the transcript of the conversation.
Silvio Berlusconi\'s defence team had accused the court of seeking a speedy verdict for political im...

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he c

published:31 Jul 2015

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he c

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he c

published:31 Jul 2015

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HEADLINE: Berlusconi wins vote; majority shrinks
CAPTION: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he can no longer count on an overall majority as financial pressure built on Italy from the euro-zone debt crisis. (Nov. 8)
[Notes:VO; BERLUSCONI AT G20. 11/4/11]
RESISTING CALLS TO RESIGN, ITALIAN PREMIER Silvio Berlusconi SURVIVED A MUCH-WATCHED VOTE TUESDAY. BUT THE OUTCOME MAKES CLEAR THAT BERLUSCONI CAN NO LONGER COUNT MAJORITY SUPPORT.
[Notes:VO: OUTSIDE PARTLIAMENT. LOCATOR: ROME. SOURCE: AP. 11/8/11]
ITALY IS THE THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY THAT USES THE EURO. IT\'S ALSO CONSIDERED THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND IN TRYING TO STABILIZE THE EUROZONE CRISIS.
THE OPPOSITION SAYS BERLUSCONI\'S RESIGNATION WOULD CALM BOND MARKETS.
(SOT: James Walston, Professor of Politics, American University of Rome)
\"There are various possible moments when he could fail, I think by now it is inevitable that his government will come to an end. It might not come to an end today, or even tomorrow, but it will be very soon, because there is such immense pressure from the markets.
[Notes:VO: OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT. SOURCE: AP. LOCATOR: ATHENS 11/8/11]
MEANWHILE, GREECE IS EXPECTED TO NAME A NEW PRIME MINISTER TUESDAY.
Prime Minister George Papandreou AND THE OPPOSITION LEADER agreed over the weekend to forge an interim government. THE NEW GOVERNMENT WILL l shepherd the country\'s new 179 billion DOLLAR European rescue package through PARLIAMENT. BUT FINAL DETAILS OF THE POWER SHARING AGREEMENT HAVEN\'T BEEN HAMMERED OUT.
MATT FRIEDMAN. AS...

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he c

published:31 Jul 2015

views:2

HEADLINE: Berlusconi wins vote; majority shrinks
CAPTION: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he can no longer count on an overall majority as financial pressure built on Italy from the euro-zone debt crisis. (Nov. 8)
[Notes:VO; BERLUSCONI AT G20. 11/4/11]
RESISTING CALLS TO RESIGN, ITALIAN PREMIER Silvio Berlusconi SURVIVED A MUCH-WATCHED VOTE TUESDAY. BUT THE OUTCOME MAKES CLEAR THAT BERLUSCONI CAN NO LONGER COUNT MAJORITY SUPPORT.
[Notes:VO: OUTSIDE PARTLIAMENT. LOCATOR: ROME. SOURCE: AP. 11/8/11]
ITALY IS THE THIRD LARGEST ECONOMY THAT USES THE EURO. IT\'S ALSO CONSIDERED THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND IN TRYING TO STABILIZE THE EUROZONE CRISIS.
THE OPPOSITION SAYS BERLUSCONI\'S RESIGNATION WOULD CALM BOND MARKETS.
(SOT: James Walston, Professor of Politics, American University of Rome)
\"There are various possible moments when he could fail, I think by now it is inevitable that his government will come to an end. It might not come to an end today, or even tomorrow, but it will be very soon, because there is such immense pressure from the markets.
[Notes:VO: OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT. SOURCE: AP. LOCATOR: ATHENS 11/8/11]
MEANWHILE, GREECE IS EXPECTED TO NAME A NEW PRIME MINISTER TUESDAY.
Prime Minister George Papandreou AND THE OPPOSITION LEADER agreed over the weekend to forge an interim government. THE NEW GOVERNMENT WILL l shepherd the country\'s new 179 billion DOLLAR European rescue package through PARLIAMENT. BUT FINAL DETAILS OF THE POWER SHARING AGREEMENT HAVEN\'T BEEN HAMMERED OUT.
MATT FRIEDMAN. AS...

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By Nick Squires in Rome
Published: 8:30AM BST 13 Sep 2009
Mr Berlusconi was elected as prime minister for the third time last year and, unless his parliamentary support crumbles, could continue in office until the next

HEADLINE: Berlusconi wins vote; majority shrinks
CAPTION: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi won a much-watched vote in Parliament Tuesday that made clear he can no longer count on an overall majority as financial pressure built on Italy from the euro-zone debt crisis. (Nov. 8)
[Notes:VO; BE

AP TELEVISION
1. Wide of Giuliano Ferrara, editor of Il Foglio newspaper and Silvio Berlusconi supporter, walking onstage as song \"Ruby Tuesday\" is played
2. Close of banner reading (Italian): \"We are all prostitutes, no to the puritan justice\"
3. Mid of man holding sign reading (Italian): \"What

SHOTLIST
11 December 2012
1. Wide of Montecitorio, the Italian Parliament building
2. The People of Freedom party member Francesco Paolo Sisto walking
3. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Francesco Paolo Sisto, member of parliament with Berlusconi\'s People of Freedom party
\"It seems to me that to talk a

1. Mid of street scene
2. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Marcel Vulpis, Director, SportEconomy.it:
\"There is much to do because the problem of the stadia and the so-called \'boos\' and the wolf-whistles aimed at players who are black, is a problem that continues. This is even continuing after the case of Boa

1. Mid of street scene
2. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Marcel Vulpis, Director, SportEconomy.it:
\"There is much to do because the problem of the stadia and the so-called \'boos\' and the wolf-whistles aimed at players who are black, is a problem that continues. This is even continuing after the case of Boa

HEADLINE : Berlusconi promises to resign amid Italy woes
CAPTION: Italian Premier Minister Silvio Berlusconi said for the first time that he would resign once parliament approves economic reforms, and Greek politicians said they were close to agreeing on a new government to lead their country. (No